Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/03/25 (Fri)
30’s
Age
China
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-48-2
No injury
Outcome
Ski patrol
SAR Involved
Other (unable to move)
Cause
Winter
Season
Group
Party status
Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The two missing persons had visited Niseko Annupuri International Ski Resort with their friends and had been snowboarding since around 1:00 p.m. At around 3:20 p.m. on the same day, they entered the ski resort’s controlled area through Gate 8 and were skiing when they were rescued by the ski patrol. While skiing out of the ski resort management area, at around 3:40 p.m. on the same day, they were outside the ski course management area on the east side of the ski resort. He almost fell into a crevasse formed on the slope at an elevation of 640 meters, and was unable to move from the spot. Ski patrol found and rescued two persons in distress.
Extra details
Locale: Nisekoannupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ, 1308m)
Number in party: 4
Number in party requiring assistance: 2
Residence: China
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者２人は、仲間と４人でニセコアンヌプリ国際スキー場に訪れ、午後１時頃からスノーボードをしていたが、同日午後３時20分頃、８番ゲートからスキー場管理区域に出て滑走中、同日午後３時40分頃、同スキー場東側のスキー場コース管理区域外（標高640メートル付近）の斜面に形成されたクレバスに転落しそうになり、その場から動くことができなくなり、友人を介してスキー場関係者に救助要請 （※スキーパトロール隊が遭難者２人を発見救助）
Details as per Police data
年度：2016年度｜番号：48｜発生日：2016/03/25｜曜日：金｜山岳名、標高、市町村名：ニセコアンヌプリ (ニセコアンヌプリ), 1308m, (虻田郡倶知安町、ニセコ町)｜構成人数：4｜遭難者数：2｜居住地：中国｜性別：女｜年齢：30代｜職業：会社員｜態様：無事｜原因：その他（行動不能）
出典：山岳遭難発生状況（平成２８年）（北海道警察）
